NEW LVIV OBLAST GOVERNOR APPOINTED

On December 21 President Viktor Yanukovych appointed Mykhailo Tsymbaliuk to head Lviv Regional Administration, replacing Vasyl Horbal, who had been appointed earlier in 2010 as part of the new administrative apparatus introduced by the newly anointed President Yanukovych. Tsymbaliuk takes over in Lviv Oblast following a stint as the Governor of neighbouring Ternopil Oblast. He also previously served as Interior Ministry representative in Lviv region. “I will approach every day as if it is my last and will not give Lviv citizens any reason to be ashamed of me,” the incoming governor commented.